Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers, 7th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

McAndrew to Philippe, out Caught by Daniel Sams!! That has been scooped up inches above the turf. Pace on from Nathan McAndrew. Philippe sliced it off the toe-edge and found the lurking fielder at deep backward point. Sams watched the ball dip on him and crocuhed at the last moment to take it cleanly. Telly umpire checks in with the zoomer and he is satisfied that the fingers are under the ball. Philippe c Daniel Sams b McAndrew 96(57) [4s-6 6s-4]

McAndrew to Philippe, no run, excellent delivery. 134ks full and wide of off, Philippe was deep inside the crease and couldn't get his bat down in time

McAndrew to Philippe, no ball, 2 runs, McAndrew is not happy with the no ball call. It was a high full toss that dipped towards the end, but did that dip low enough? Maybe not. Philippe fetches it from wide of off and slaps it to the right of sweeper cover

Daniel Sams to Philippe, FOUR, bowled it wide at 130ks, but the length is what ruined for Sams. It was full and Philippe did well to crouch and flay it away in the gap between backward point and short third

Daniel Sams to Philippe, 1 run, slower short of length delivery outside off, Philippe looks to force it through the leg-side and ends up skewing it off the toe end towards mid-off

Daniel Sams to Philippe, 1 run, shuffles across and flicks the full delivery to the right of deep mid-wicket

Daniel Sams to Philippe, wide, Philippe looks to play a lap and shuffled across in the process, Daniel Sams saw that coming and fired it really wide of off stump. Billings is not happy with the wide call there...

Daniel Sams to Philippe, no run, full and tailing away late outside off, Philippe looks to play the late dab and sliced it off the toe edge to the right of the keeper. Billings with an excellent one-handed take, but that was on the bounce

Topley to Philippe, 1 run, 118ks short on the stumps, Philippe slogs and drags it off the thick inside half to deep mid-wicket

Topley to Philippe, SIX, that was a half-volley on leg stump, Philippe cleared his front leg and held his shape lofting that neatly over the fielder at long-on

Topley to Philippe, 1 run, 115ks short on the stumps, Philippe swivels and drags the pull to the left of deep square

Shadab Khan to Philippe, 1 run, airs it up on a length outside off, Philippe comes rushing down the track and manages an inside edge on the flick to short fine

Shadab Khan to Philippe, 2 runs, much slower and fuller outside off, Philippe thrashes it down the ground and a sliding stop at long-off to his right prevents the boundary

Shadab Khan to Philippe, 1 run, turning away from a length outside off, Philippe forces it down to long-off

Shadab Khan to Philippe, wide, slower legbreak spinning away well wide of off, left alone to the keeper

Shadab Khan to Philippe, no run, slower and wider of off, Philippe is early into his slap-drive and gets beaten on the outside edge

Shadab Khan to Philippe, 2 runs, quicker outside off, Philippe makes room and slaps it to deep extra cover

McAndrew to Philippe, FOUR, full toss on leg stump, Philippe helps it away with a well-timed flick in the gap wide of backward square. 28 runs off the batting power surge for the Sixers.

McAndrew to Philippe, leg byes, 1 run, fires it full and hits Philippe on the back leg, going down leg and they sneak a quick single while at it

McAndrew to Philippe, 2 runs, full on the stumps, heaved away to the right of deep mid-wicket

Daniel Sams to Philippe, 2 runs, very full outside off at 130ks, Philippe drives firmly off the cue end to the right of sweeper cover

Daniel Sams to Philippe, no run, 135ks lifter angling away outside off, Philippe looks to flay it over the off-side and gets beaten by the extra bounce

Daniel Sams to Philippe, FOUR, that was a rank bad ball from Daniel Sams. A 127ks hip high full toss on leg stump, Philippe got across and swatted it away over short fine with supreme ease

Daniel Sams to Philippe, 1 run, 132ks short and angling away outside off, Philippe thrashes it square to the left of sweeper cover

Chris Green to Philippe, 1 run, comes down the track and flicks the full delivery to the right of deep mid-wicket

Chris Green to Philippe, wide, sees Philippe advancing and hurls it well wide of off, Billings tried his best but couldn't collect it cleanly. Was done by the pace and that helped Philippe survive...

Chris Green to Philippe, 2 runs, flatter on the stumps, Philippe heaves and hits it in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on

Chris Green to Philippe, no run, shorter on off, Philippe goes on the back foot and punches it back to the bowler

Chris Green to Philippe, 2 runs, comes down the track and uses his wrists to flick this in the gap between deep square and deep mid-wicket. Good enough to claim a couple of runs

Chris Green to Philippe, 1 run, full on off stump, Philippe drills it down to the left of long-on

Topley to Philippe, 1 run, short of length on the stumps, Philippe punches it down the ground to long-on

Topley to Philippe, FOUR, misfield from Sams! Philippe pulls this one to the left of Sams at deep mid-wicket, the fielder gets there in time but got a bit of awkward bounce at the last moment, allowing the ball to sneak through his palms...

Topley to Philippe, no run, 118ks back of a length angling away outside off, Philippe swings and misses

Topley to Philippe, FOUR, fifty up for Josh Philippe! He is showing his hitting range here. Topley goes for the pace on 132ks delivery outside off and Philippe was ready for it. Shuffled across and got inside the line to help it away over short fine with a well-timed scoop

Topley to Philippe, SIX, that was poor lines from Reece Topley. Slower short ball outside leg stump, Philippe shuffles inside the line and swivels around to pull it over deep backward square for a flat maximum

Topley to Philippe, no run, walks across and fails to get bat on the attempted scoop, Josh Philippe was defeated by the lack of pace there

Sangha to Philippe, 1 run, backs away and slogs the short delivery in the gap to the right of long-on. Timed that really well has Josh Philippe

Sangha to Philippe, 1 run, worked away square on the leg-side

Sangha to Philippe, 2 runs, comes down the track and gets beaten by the late inward spin, a faint inside edge on the heave and that eventually saves Philippe. Skims past the leg peg and towards fine leg

Sangha to Philippe, 1 run, touch flatter on off stump, Philippe knocks it down to long-on

Daniel Sams to Philippe, 1 run, good length just outside off at 130ks, Philippe looks to work leg-side and gets a leading edge rolling to cover for a quick single

Daniel Sams to Philippe, 1 run, slower back of a length delivery outside off at 102ks, Philippe sits back and slaps it away in the gap through extra cover

Chris Green to Philippe, 2 runs, advances and flicks to long-on, bit of a fumble and they get the second run easily

Chris Green to Philippe, 1 run, on the leg stump, Philippe knocks it uppishly through mid-on

Chris Green to Philippe, 1 run, short delivery on the leg stump, Philippe rocks back and pulls to the on-side

Shadab Khan to Philippe, 1 run, knocked to deep mid-wicket

Shadab Khan to Philippe, 2 runs, Konstasss, he's saved a six here! He's actually flown high and caught this mid air while falling back. He still had the presence of mind to release the ball before he could land beyond the boundary and he did all so clean. Full delivery outside off stump, Philippe lofted this flatter, so long-off was in business

Shadab Khan to Philippe, FOUR, too short now, typical response from a spinner after getting lofted. Philippe quickly rocked back and smashed the pull into the mid-wicket fence

Shadab Khan to Philippe, SIX, Philippe has to play the aggressor in this partnership and he's doing a fine job. Shadab Khan not pleased with himself about overpitching that, which allowed Philippe to get under it and muscle it over long-on

Shadab Khan to Philippe, 1 run, backs away and slaps it to long-off

Shadab Khan to Philippe, wide, spinning away wide of off stump, ignored

Sangha to Philippe, 1 run, advances and pulls to deep mid-wicket

Sangha to Philippe, SIX, puts on a bold face by backing away early and then backed himself to go over long-off with the turn even though he wasn't exactly close to the line. Great hit off the middle of the bat from Philippe. Could have so easy mishit that and gone straight up

Sangha to Philippe, 1 run, full and on the leg stump, Philippe drags the drive to long-on

Shadab Khan to Philippe, 1 run, full delivery, Philippe sweeps and sends it to deep mid-wicket

Shadab Khan to Philippe, wide, that's spinning away too much

Shadab Khan to Philippe, 1 run, another flatter one, Philippe pulls to deep mid-wicket

Sangha to Philippe, 1 run, shortish and on the leg stump, Philippe backs away to flick this off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket

Sangha to Philippe, no run, flatter delivery, Philippe looks to flick, gets a leading edge that rolls to point

Sangha to Philippe, 2 runs, plays a nice reverse sweep to deep backward point and that's a brilliant save from Sams at the fence

Topley to Philippe, 1 run, worked away for a run

Topley to Philippe, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Philippe guides to third man